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Finding Love Back to the Heart
Based on the novel "Tam Rak Keun Jai" by author Kingchat, the drama follows a daughter's journey to finding and reconnecting with her father, who she thought had passed away.
There are not many dramas that are able to capture my attention from the very first 5 minutes. But this one did. I was caught from the beginning as it was thrilling — seeing the FL hike up to the mountains as a little girl cutely sings about her father's words about a rainbow and then all of a sudden there being gunshots and the ML saving both his and the FLs life as they duck behind trees and the sounds of gunshots ring in the air. It was exciting, and I was invested!
Every character (except the villains) had an organic growth and maturation. You could see their actions and their slow reflection, and development. For example, the FL's mother's gradual reflection during the ending episodes of the drama seemed very organic. She did not do a 180 and completely transformed into a well-mannered woman who liked to stay at home and do virtuous things, but she did learn to make peace with her ex-husband, her father, and also learned to love the FL as her daughter.
Additionally, I thought that the setting of the drama was beautiful, especially the location of the FL's father's home, which was situated just beside this beautiful river. It made me want to live in a place like that.
Aside from that, when it comes to the romance aspect of the drama: while I was unsure of the romance between the ML's younger sister and the FL's father, it did not bother me to the point of disliking the pairing. I also adored the ML in this drama. His gentleness towards the FL and his creative ways to keep her around — when she would ruin the work she was given — instead of firing her, I really appreciated it. He was very kind and indulgent with her... and this is where I find the only gripe I can with this drama.
I can't tell if it's the way the FL's character is written, or if it's because the ML is so gentle and cute with her but the FL's response or reciprocation of affection towards the ML seemed muted when compared to the ML. In fact, I think I'd just blame it to how the FL was written. They clearly liked each other but she kept pushing him away or edging away when he held her. Small stuff like that. It made me feel as if she was either not that interested ... or was being pushed to be "modest" — if you can call it that — in order to preserve the youthful innocence of her character.
Overall, this is definitely one of the best lakorns I have watched this year so far.
A well-written piece.
9/10
— on a more humorous note, an alternate title of this lakorn can be "Daddy Issues". Those who watch it will know.
There are not many dramas that are able to capture my attention from the very first 5 minutes. But this one did. I was caught from the beginning as it was thrilling — seeing the FL hike up to the mountains as a little girl cutely sings about her father's words about a rainbow and then all of a sudden there being gunshots and the ML saving both his and the FLs life as they duck behind trees and the sounds of gunshots ring in the air. It was exciting, and I was invested!
Every character (except the villains) had an organic growth and maturation. You could see their actions and their slow reflection, and development. For example, the FL's mother's gradual reflection during the ending episodes of the drama seemed very organic. She did not do a 180 and completely transformed into a well-mannered woman who liked to stay at home and do virtuous things, but she did learn to make peace with her ex-husband, her father, and also learned to love the FL as her daughter.
Additionally, I thought that the setting of the drama was beautiful, especially the location of the FL's father's home, which was situated just beside this beautiful river. It made me want to live in a place like that.
Aside from that, when it comes to the romance aspect of the drama: while I was unsure of the romance between the ML's younger sister and the FL's father, it did not bother me to the point of disliking the pairing. I also adored the ML in this drama. His gentleness towards the FL and his creative ways to keep her around — when she would ruin the work she was given — instead of firing her, I really appreciated it. He was very kind and indulgent with her... and this is where I find the only gripe I can with this drama.
I can't tell if it's the way the FL's character is written, or if it's because the ML is so gentle and cute with her but the FL's response or reciprocation of affection towards the ML seemed muted when compared to the ML. In fact, I think I'd just blame it to how the FL was written. They clearly liked each other but she kept pushing him away or edging away when he held her. Small stuff like that. It made me feel as if she was either not that interested ... or was being pushed to be "modest" — if you can call it that — in order to preserve the youthful innocence of her character.
Overall, this is definitely one of the best lakorns I have watched this year so far.
A well-written piece.
9/10
— on a more humorous note, an alternate title of this lakorn can be "Daddy Issues". Those who watch it will know.
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